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  • 1Department of Developmental, Personality, and Social Psychology, Ghent University, and Children's Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. Caroline.Braet@ugent.be

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Behavioral Science
  • Nutritional Psychology

Background:

  • Eating behaviors in children and adolescents are critical for overall health.
  • Understanding variations in eating styles among different weight statuses is essential for targeted interventions.
  • The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) provides a validated measure for assessing eating styles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences in eating styles between overweight and normal-weight children and adolescents.
  • To explore gender-specific eating style patterns in overweight youth.
  • To examine the association between eating styles and indicators of eating pathology.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a child version of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ).
  • Sample included 1458 children (mean age 10.1) and 1016 adolescents (mean age 14.9).
  • Compared eating styles based on weight status (overweight vs. normal-weight) and gender.

Main Results:

  • Overweight adolescent girls showed higher emotional eating scores.
  • Overweight adolescent boys exhibited more external eating behaviors.
  • In overweight children, 10.5% displayed emotional eating and 38.4% reported external eating.
  • All overweight youngsters reported restrained eating attitudes.
  • Eating styles were positively associated with indicators of eating pathology.

Conclusions:

  • Distinct eating styles are prevalent in overweight youth, varying by gender.
  • Emotional and external eating are significant in overweight children and adolescents.
  • Restrained attitudes were common among overweight youngsters.
  • Eating styles are linked to eating pathology, underscoring the need for age-, gender-, and weight-specific norms.